Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma logo First season 1895 Bowl record 31–25–1 (.553) NY6 bowl[1] appearances 39 NY6 bowl record 22–17 CFP appearances 4 (2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20) CFP record 0–4 First bowl appearance 1939 Orange Bowl Last bowl appearance 2023 Alamo Bowl Longest win streak 4 (1954–1959, 1972–1976, 1979–1981) Longest losing streak 3 (2007–2009, 2018–2019) Most bowl appearances 19 (Orange Bowl)
The Oklahoma Sooners college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Oklahoma in the Southeastern Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1895, OU has appeared in 57 bowl games and has a record of 31 victories, 25 losses, and one tie.[2] Oklahoma is one of only two schools to have appeared in all five of the BCS era bowl games (2001 Orange, 2003 Rose, 2004 Sugar, 2007 Fiesta, 2009 BCS NCG), with the other being Ohio State.[3] Oklahoma's bowl game participation and victories rank among the top of FBS bowl records .
List of bowl games Key General † Bowl game record attendance ‡ Former bowl game record attendance ^ Stadium record attendance * National championship game § Denotes College Football Playoff game
Results W Win L Loss T Tie
Bowl games # Bowl[2] Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance[2] Head coach 1 Orange Bowl L 0–17 January 2, 1939 1938 Tennessee Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 32,191 Tom Stidham 2 Gator Bowl W 34–12 January 1, 1947 1946 NC State Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 10,034 Jim Tatum 3 Sugar Bowl W 14–6 January 1, 1949 1948 North Carolina Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 80,383 Bud Wilkinson 4 Sugar Bowl W 35–0 January 2, 1950 1949 LSU Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 82,000 Bud Wilkinson 5 Sugar Bowl L 7–13 January 1, 1951 1950 Kentucky Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 80,206 Bud Wilkinson 6 Orange Bowl W 7–0 January 1, 1954 1953 Maryland Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 68,640 Bud Wilkinson 7 Orange Bowl W 20–6 January 2, 1956 1955 Maryland Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 75,561 Bud Wilkinson 8 Orange Bowl W 48–21 January 1, 1958 1957 Duke Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 76,561 Bud Wilkinson 9 Orange Bowl W 21–6 January 1, 1959 1958 Syracuse Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 75,281 Bud Wilkinson 10 Orange Bowl L 0–17 January 1, 1963 1962 Alabama Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 73,380 Bud Wilkinson 11 Gator Bowl L 19–36 January 2, 1965 1964 Florida State Gator Bowl Stadium Miami, Florida 50,408 Gomer Jones 12 Orange Bowl W 26–24 January 1, 1968 1967 Tennessee Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 77,993 Chuck Fairbanks 13 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl L 27–28 December 31, 1968 1968 SMU Rice Stadium Houston, Texas 53,453 Chuck Fairbanks 14 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl T 24–24 December 31, 1970 1970 Alabama Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas 53,822 Chuck Fairbanks 15 Sugar Bowl W 40–22 January 1, 1972 1971 Auburn Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 84,031 Chuck Fairbanks 16 Sugar Bowl W 14–0 December 31, 1972 1972 Penn State Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 72,316 Chuck Fairbanks 17 Orange Bowl W 14–6 January 1, 1976 1975 Michigan Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 80,307 Barry Switzer 18 Fiesta Bowl W 41–7 December 25, 1976 1976 Wyoming Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 46,315 Barry Switzer 19 Orange Bowl L 6–31 January 1, 1978 1977 Arkansas Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 69,500 Barry Switzer 20 Orange Bowl W 31–24 January 1, 1979 1978 Nebraska Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 66,635 Barry Switzer 21 Orange Bowl W 24–7 January 1, 1980 1979 Florida State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 66,714 Barry Switzer 22 Orange Bowl W 18–17 January 1, 1981 1980 Florida State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 71,043 Barry Switzer 23 Sun Bowl W 40–14 December 26, 1981 1981 Houston Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 33,816 Barry Switzer 24 Fiesta Bowl L 21–32 January 1, 1983 1982 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 70,553 Barry Switzer 25 Orange Bowl L 17–28 January 1, 1985 1984 Washington Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 56,294 Barry Switzer 26 Orange Bowl W 25–10 January 1, 1986 1985 Penn State Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 74,178 Barry Switzer 27 Orange Bowl W 42–8 January 1, 1987 1986 Arkansas Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 57,291 Barry Switzer 28 Orange Bowl L 14–20 January 1, 1988 1987 Miami Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida 74,760 Barry Switzer 29 Citrus Bowl L 6–13 January 2, 1989 1988 Clemson Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 53,571 Barry Switzer 30 Gator Bowl W 48–14 December 29, 1991 1991 Virginia Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 62,003 Gary Gibbs 31 John Hancock Bowl W 41–10 December 24, 1993 1993 Texas Tech Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 43,848 Gary Gibbs 32 Copper Bowl L 6–31 December 29, 1994 1994 BYU Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona 45,122 Gary Gibbs 33 Independence Bowl L 25–27 December 31, 1999 1999 Ole Miss Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 49,843 Bob Stoops 34 Orange Bowl * W 13–2 January 3, 2001 2000 Florida State Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 76,835 Bob Stoops 35 Cotton Bowl W 10–3 January 1, 2002 2001 Arkansas Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 72,955 Bob Stoops 36 Rose Bowl W 34–14 January 1, 2003 2002 Washington State Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 86,848 Bob Stoops 37 Sugar Bowl * L 14–21 January 4, 2004 2003 LSU Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 79,342 Bob Stoops 38 Orange Bowl * L 19–55 January 4, 2005 2004 USC Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 77,912 Bob Stoops 39 Holiday Bowl W 17–14 December 29, 2005 2005 Oregon Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California 65,416 Bob Stoops 40 Fiesta Bowl L 42–43 January 1, 2007 2006 Boise State University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 73,719 Bob Stoops 41 Fiesta Bowl L 28–48 January 2, 2008 2007 West Virginia University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 70,016 Bob Stoops 42 BCS National Championship * L 14–24 January 8, 2009 2008 Florida Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 70,016 Bob Stoops 43 Sun Bowl W 31–27 December 31, 2009 2009 Stanford Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 53,713 Bob Stoops 44 Fiesta Bowl W 48–20 January 1, 2011 2010 Connecticut University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 67,232 Bob Stoops 45 Insight Bowl W 31–14 December 30, 2011 2011 Iowa Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 54,247 Bob Stoops 46 Cotton Bowl L 13–41 January 4, 2013 2012 Texas A&M Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 87,025 Bob Stoops 47 Sugar Bowl W 45–31 January 2, 2014 2013 Alabama Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 70,473 Bob Stoops 48 Russell Athletic Bowl L 6–40 December 29, 2014 2014 Clemson Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, Florida 42,702 Bob Stoops 49 Orange Bowl § L 17–37 December 31, 2015 2015 Clemson Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 67,615 Bob Stoops 50 Sugar Bowl W 35–19 January 2, 2017 2016 Auburn Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 54,077 Bob Stoops 51 Rose Bowl § L 48–54 (2OT) January 1, 2018 2017 Georgia Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 92,844 Lincoln Riley 52 Orange Bowl § L 34–45 December 29, 2018 2018 Alabama Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 66,203 Lincoln Riley 53 Peach Bowl § L 28–63 December 28, 2019 2019 LSU Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 78,347 Lincoln Riley 54 Cotton Bowl W 55–20 December 30, 2020 2020 Florida AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas 17,323 Lincoln Riley 55 Alamo Bowl W 47–32 December 29, 2021 2021 Oregon Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 59,121 Bob Stoops 56 Cheez-It Bowl L 32–35 December 29, 2022 2022 Florida State Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 61,520 Brent Venables 57 Alamo Bowl L 24–38 December 28, 2023 2023 Arizona Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 55,853 Brent Venables
References Oklahoma Sooners bowl games
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